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2015 Team Preview: Braintree

February 11, 2015

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By Dennis Healy and Dylan Hefflinger
Massachusetts Scouting Director and Editor in Chief

From now until the start of the 2015 season, Prep Baseball Report Massachusetts will bring you in-depth team previews throughout the entire state. If your coach has not filled out the survey please have him do so through this link.

Along with the team previews, the 2015 Team Rankings will be releasing sometime late February and we hope to bring a Q&A session to discuss the rankings.

Also, we will be releasing the preseason All Massachusetts Teams sometime in early March.

2015 Team Preview: Braintree

School Name: Braintree
Coaches Name/Record: Billy O'Connell, 130-60
2014 Record: 21-5
Conference: Bay State Conference
Conference Record/Finish: 14-2
Division Level: 1 South

Postseason Accomplishments:

  • 10 consecutive tournament appearances
  • Bsl champs 5 times in last 7 years
  • Super 8 finalist in 2014

Key Players Lost From 2014:

  • Matt Bickford-IF/P- Northwest Oklahoma State
  • Gino Larossa-C- Umass Amherst
  • Billy Keane-OF- Mass Maritime

Number of Returning Starters/Pitchers: 10/3

Strengths of Team:

  • Pitching
  • Pitching Depth
  • Defense
  • Experience

Weaknesses of Team:

  • Team Speed

Top Prospects in Class of 2015:

Top Prospects in Class of 2016:

  • Scott Creedon-SS/P
  • Erik MacDonald-OF

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